Fireproof cigarette holder



Filed June 13, 1947 April 10, 1951 vER-nz 2,548,689

\FIREPROOF CIGARETTE HOLDER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. F ANcLs VERTIZ ATTORNEY April 10, 1951 F. VERTIZ 2,548,689

FIREPROOF CIGARETTE HOLDER Filed June 15; 1947 1 v 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 F7 7-7' Jzg'8.

IN V EN TOR. TEANCOfi VERIT; 2,

Patented Apr. 10, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to a cigarette holder and particularly to a device which is provided with means for snufiing the cigarette when it becomes a short remnant of the original article, and for retaining the ash formed by the combustion of the part which has been destroyed.

The main object of this invention is to provide a self-snufiing fireproof cigarette holder to prevent fires caused by lighted cigarettes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a holder for cigarettes with means for snufiing out the burning end when the cigarette is reduced to a short remnant, and additional means for holding the ash formed by the combustion of the part of the cigarette which has been smoked.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a cigarette holder with double walls, so arranged that the heat of combustion is dissipated, and further to provide a handle which can be removed when it is not in smoking use.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. l is a side elevational view of the cigarette holder constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a front end view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a rear end view thereof.

Fig. 4 is an end View of the interior box, showing the snufier.

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Fig. 6 is a side elevational view of the inside body member.

Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line l--'i of Fig. 8.

Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 88 of Fig. '7.

Fig. 9 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 9-9 of Fig. '7.

Fig. 10 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line ill-48 of Fig. '7.

Fig. 11 is a side elevational view of the outside body member.

Fig. 12 is a longitudinal sectional view of the outside body member shown in Fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line l3i3 of Fig. 12.

The cigarette holder, according to the present invention, includes an outer metal body 2!, having downwardly sloping wall portions 22 and 23,

and downwardl and inwardly convergin wall portions 24 and 25, the lower edges of which are spaced apart from each other. The sloping wall portions 22 and 23 are formed with longitudinal ventilating slots 26. The rear part of the body ZI is formed with an end wall 2'1, and the forward part is formed with another end wall 28. These connected therewith. The lower edge of the portion 32 is formed with a spring finger or arm 34, and the lower edge of the wall portion 33 is formed with an opposing spring finger or arm 35.

The wall portion 32 is also formed with an upwardly bent spring arm 36, which is formed with a concave seat 35 and the wall portion 33 is formed with a similar arm 31, having an opposing seat 37*. The cigarette C is adapted to be inserted between the arms 36 and 31 and held by the opposing seats 36 and 31 The opposing arms 34 and 35 are engaged by a tubular handle 38, which is slipped on said arms. The inner body 29 and the outer body wall 2! are connected to each other by means of the tying lugs 39, formed on the inner body and extended through the end walls of the outer body or wall 2 I. The wall of the inner body 29 is formed with numerous ventilation openings or holes 40.

In the form of the invention shown, snuffing takes place when the cigarette burns down to the gripping spring fingers which shut off the major air supply and snufling then occurs.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A cigarette holder comprising, a tubular inside body having perforated walls, an outside body member telescoping over said inner body and having locking engagement therewith, means integral with said inside body for supporting a cigarette longitudinally therein so as to extend for a spaced distance beyond one end thereof, arms integral with said inside body and xtending perpendicularly therefrom, and a handle for removably engaging the arms.

2. A cigarette holder comprising, an elongated tubular inside body having perforated walls and one open end, an elongated outside body member of greater cross-sectional area than the inner body, said outer body member having elongated longitudinal openings formed therein and one open end, complementary resilient arms formed inwardly of and integral with one end of said inner body, said resilient arms having opposed cigarette gripping depressions, said outer member being telescopically secured about the inner body with the open ends hereof disposed in a common direction, and a perpendicular handle means extending from the assembled body members.

3. A cigarette holder comprising, an elongated tubular inside body having perforated Walls and one open end, an elongated outside body member of greater cross-sectional area than the inner body, said outer body member having elongated longitudinal openings formed therein and one open end, complementary resilient arms formed inwardly of and integral with one end of said inner body, said resilient arms having opposed cigarette gripping depressions, said outer bod member being provided with inturned lips extending longitudinally of said body member to define parallel tracks, there being parallel tongues formed longitudinally of the inner body member, said outer body member telescopically disposed about the inner body member having the tracks thereof slidabl engaging the inner body tongues, resilient arms extending from said outer body member opposite the tracks and bearing on the inner body member retaining the same in engagement with the tracks, a pair of spring arms integral with the inner body member and extending outwardly therefrom between the tracks of the outer body member, and a handle slidably engaging the last named spring arms.

FRANCIS VERTIZ.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,422,165 Aptowicz July 11, 1922 1,851,899 Foote May 29, 1932 2,259,412 Whitman Oct. 14, 1941 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 16,044 Great Britain 1889 737,006 France Dec. 6, 1932 854,107 France Apr. 5, 1940 

